Police officer · Myrtle Beach, SC
Police officer in Myrtle Beach: $862/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Myrtle Beach at $62,070 a year. About 910 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.45). The 10th percentile is $51,440 and the 90th is $77,670. Pay ranks 259th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,319/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $862 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 155 miles away, at $1,501 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$862
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,070
$51,440 to $77,670
Rent (1 bd)
$1,319
$1,570 (2 bd)
Employment
910
Location quotient 1.45
Pay rank
259th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $62,070.
- Taxes$1,035
- Rent$1,319
- Other living costs$1,956
- Left over$862
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,070
- Federal income tax
- −$5,410
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,748
- State income tax (SC)
- −$2,266
- Take-home pay
- $49,646
- Effective tax rate
- 20.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,319
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $564
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,275
Left over each month
$5,173 gross, minus $1,035 in tax and $3,275 in living costs.
$862
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rocky Mount, $1,501/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Myrtle Beach?
$62,070 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 910 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Myrtle Beach?
$862 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,319, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Rocky Mount, about 155 miles away, leaves $1,501 a month, more than Myrtle Beach.